Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year

The Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year was an award given annually to the Scottish footballer who was adjudged to have been the best of that year (calendar year and not season) in Scottish football between 1951–1964. The award was handed out by Rex Kingsley of the Sunday Mail. As there were no Football Writers' awards (until the SWFA awards in 1965) or Players' Association awards (until the PFA Scotland awards in 1978), the Rex Kingsley Footballer of the Year award was generally considered to be the most prestigious of its type at the time.

Rex Kingsley Football of the Year
Awarded forBest player in Scottish football
Country
First awarded1951

List of Winners
Year[1] Nat Player Club Ref
1951Gordon SmithHibernian[2][3]
1952Willie ThorntonRangers
1953Bobby EvansCeltic
1954Jimmy McGowanPartick Thistle
1955George YoungRangers
1956Willie McNaughtRaith Rovers
1957Alex ParkerFalkirk[4][5]
1958Dave MacKayHeart of Midlothian
1959Harry HaddockClyde[6]
1960Willie TonerKilmarnock
1961John CummingHeart of Midlothian
1962Ian UreDundee[7][8][3]
1963
1964Charlie AitkenMotherwell

Winners by club
Club Number of wins Winning years
Heart of Midlothian
2
1958, 1961
Rangers
2
1952, 1955
Celtic
1
1953
Clyde
1
1959
Dundee
1
1962
Falkirk
1
1957
Hibernian
1
1951
Kilmarnock
1
1960
Motherwell
1
1964
Partick Thistle
1
1954
Raith Rovers
1
1956

References
  1. "Harry Haddock". ScottishLeague.net. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. "Gordon Smith Collection - The Life and Career of Gordon Smith". Hibs Historical Trust. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. "Played for Dundee and St Mirren – Ian Ure". Dundee FC. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  4. "Alex Parker Footballer Of The Year". British Pathe. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. "Alex Parker: Scottish international full-back revered at Falkirk and Everton". The Independent. 23 January 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. "CFC Hall of Fame: Harry Haddock". Clyde FC. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. "DFC Hall of Fame: Ian Ure". Dundee FC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  8. "Champions of Scotland - Ure". Dundee FC. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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